両
りょう
Meanings
- Prefix, の-adjective both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
- Counter counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles See also: 輛 (りょう).
- Noun ryō; tael (i.e.: traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g) See also: 匁 (もんめ).
- ryō (i.e.: pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold)
- ryō (i.e.: traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan) See also: 反 (たん).
- ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g See also: 斤 (きん).
- Counter counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc. See also: 領 (りょう).
Kanji
- 両 both. Read as リョウ.
Example sentences
- 共通の利害をもった両当事者がけんか腰でいたとき、彼が間に入って、いさかいにけりをつけた。
Two different parties with common interests were on the warpath when he cut in to settle the dispute. - どちらが勝ってもおかしくない。両チームとも実力はほぼ互角だからね。
It's a tossup as to who will win; both teams are about the same in quality. - 混同しないように、両チームは色の違う服を着ていた。
To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors. - 審判は両チームに対して公平でなければならない。
The referee must be fair to both teams. - 彼は両当事者の間を調停した。
He mediated between the two parties.
Words containing 両
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